Almost Blue

A first-time sex worker and a first-time client have a unique encounter; the two navigate their personal inhibitions together.

Alik, a first-time male sex worker waits in a hotel room for his client, a reserved middle-aged man. Upon arrival, Alik's attempts to alleviate his anxieties about meeting this stranger are met with hostility, where even the simplest of questions are too difficult to answer. The two navigate through their own inhibitions as Alik questions whether this is really something that he wants to go through with.